* January 6 - During the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland, Finnish Lieutenant Jorma Sarvanto managed to shoot down six Soviet Tupolev DB-3 bombers in one mission.

March

* March 16 - The United Kingdom suffers its first civilian air-raid casualties of the war after a raid by KG 26 on Scapa Flow* March 25 - the U.S. government grants permission to the country's aircraft manufacturers to sell advanced combat aircraft to nations fighting the Axis powers.

April

* April 9 - Germany invades Denmark and Norway, making extensive use of paratroops* April 13 - The British Royal Air Force (RAF) begins deploying sea mines around Germany's coastal waters.* April 24-28 - aircraft carrier HMS "Glorious" evacuates the Gloster Gladiators of No. 263 Squadron RAF from Norway

May

* May 10 - Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Paratroops again play a key role.* May 13 - the Sikorsky VS-300, which made its first flight the previous year, makes its first untethered flight.* May 15-16 - British bombers make their first attack on German land targets, in the Ruhr Valley

June

* June 4 - BOAC commences a twice-weekly service between the United Kingdom and Portugal, scheduled to connect with Pan Am flights from Lisbon to New York.* June 8 - after a second expedition to Norway, HMS "Glorious" is sunk by German battlecruisers (or light battleships) "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau". * June 10 - Italy declares war on the United Kingdom and France. The Italian Royal Air Force ("Regia Aeronautica"), the Italian Royal Navy ("Regia Marina"), the German Air Force ("Luftwaffe"), and the German Navy ("Kriegsmarine") begin the "Siege of Malta".

July

* July 10 - the Battle of Britain commences with the first German attacks on British convoys in the English Channel.

August

* August 15 - the heaviest fighting of the Battle of Britain occurs, with the loss of 46 British and 76 German aircraft.* August 25-26 - The Royal Air Force makes its first air raid on Berlin of the war.* August 31 - Polish 303 Squadron, the most efficient allied unit of the Battle of Britain, enters action.

eptember

* September 7 - Hermann Göring orders the German Air Force ("Luftwaffe") to stop targeting British airfields and to attack the city of London instead. * September 7-September 8 - the largest mass air combat in history takes place over Great Britain, with 1,200 British and German aircraft operating in an area of only 24 x 48 km (15 x 30 miles).* September 15 - Germany makes its heaviest daylight raid on London* September 30 - The Battle of Britain is said to be over, with Hitler's planned invasion of the United Kingdom (Operation Sealion, or "Unternehmen Seelöwe") postponed indefinitely.

October

* October 8 - No. 71 Squadron RAF, "Eagle Squadron" is formed, comprising American volunteers.* October 8 - Josef František, the Czech ace (17 victories) - the most efficient allied pilot of the Battle of Britain, died in an aircrash.

November

* November 5 - Four RAF squadrons are deployed to Greece to support the country against Italian attacks.* November 11 - Regular ferry flights of US-built warplanes commence across the Atlantic.* November 11-12 - Fairey Swordfish from HMS "Illustrious" make a highly successful raid against ships of the Italian Royal Navy ("Regia Marina") at Taranto. The raid damaged the Italian battleship "Conte di Cavour" beyond repair, and extensively damaged two others, "Littorio" and "Caio Duilio" (see Battle of Taranto).* November 14-15 - 437 aircraft of the German Air Force ("Luftwaffe") make a massed air raid on Coventry. 380 civilians were killed and some 800 were wounded.

December

* December 23 - Eddie August Schneider dies in crash when his plane is clipped by a navy bomber at Floyd Bennett Field.* December 29-30 - the Luftwaffe makes a devastating attack on London, making extensive use of incendiary weapons.

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